Teleological pitfalls in reading evolutionary trees and ways to avoid them

Artifacts in trimethylsilyl derivatization reactions and ways to avoid them.

Trimethylsilyl derivatives are routinely employed in gas chromatography to increase the volatility and stability of organic compounds containing active hydrogens. Normally only the desired derivative is formed when organic compounds are derivatized with common silylation reagents. However, some compounds form additional unexpected derivatives or by-products (artifacts). Artifact formation leads...

Pitfalls in compressed sensing reconstruction and how to avoid them

Multidimensional NMR can provide unmatched spectral resolution, which is crucial when dealing with samples of biological macromolecules. The resolution, however, comes at the high price of long experimental time. Non-uniform sampling (NUS) of the evolution time domain allows to suppress this limitation by sampling only a small fraction of the data, but requires sophisticated algorithms to recon...

Consultant appraisal: pitfalls and how to avoid them.

Appraisal for consultants offers a unique opportunity to discuss and record professional issues, identify constraints to practice and plan personal development. Participating in appraisal also offers a painless route to revalidation. Making the best use of the process requires preparation and planning on the part of the appraiser and the appraisee. This article discusses some of the potential p...

Computer Simulations : Some Pitfalls andHow To Avoid Them

PITFALLS AND DILEMMAS IN LABOUR MARKET POLICIES FOR DISADVANTAGED GROUPS - and how to avoid them

This article summarizes the findings of an explorative research commissioned by the European Commission's Third Poverty Programme, on mechanisms that cause inefficiencies and undesired side-effects within targeted labour market